Flowering already?

[Jupiter]

I only planted my Chocolate Habanero and Trinidad Scorpion seeds in February but today I noticed the plants all have what look like young flowers developing in their upper leaves. At just 3 months old and given they're of the chinense species, can they be producing flowers and peppers already?

 

[Peptacular]

Sure looks that way. My habanero plant is smaller and than that and it's putting out loads of buds. My pablano a I might pick the buds off, they all four have flowers and the shortest plant is only like 3.5 inches tall.

 

[megahot]

I pinch my Chinense's, until the plants are large enough to fruit


Btw. It looks like I can see the roots in the first pic. If they are roots, I recommend covering them up with fresh soil

 

[scratchzilla]

My black jalapeño that I overwintered from last summer is already setting fruit. And my Prik Kee for the growdown has loads of pods, that was started on Feb 15.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Did someone say flowering already....
 

 

[scotchnaga85]

healthy looking plants, ignore any advice on pinching buds just leave the plant to do its thing. I would say though to re-pot into bigger pots.

Here is a Habanero I grew a couple years ago
 

 
 
 
I was advised not so surprisingly to pinch the buds but I left it...

 

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Turned out to be a very productive plant

 

[StupidJerk]

They are probably flowering due to being rootbound. Pot them up and they'll start growing a lot faster.

Did someone say flowering already....
 

Is this where we show off pictures of our flowering superhots? Here's a Chocolate Bhut!

 

[Capt Poopiepants]

healthy looking plants, ignore any advice on pinching buds just leave the plant to do its thing. I would say though to re-pot into bigger pots.

Here is a Habanero I grew a couple years ago
 

 
 
 
I was advised not so surprisingly to pinch the buds but I left it...

 
 
Turned out to be a very productive plant

I think it's more about personal preference. I pinch my plants and aside from a chocolate bhut, they've all been very productive. Not the best pics but here's a few habaneros I grew last year (chocolate, orange and pumpkin)

 
Pinched these and they were quite productive

 

 

 
Even used the orange habs to brew a Habanero Double IPA, which was awesome. Right off the plant and into the wort...

 

[scotchnaga85]

I think it's more about personal preference. I pinch my plants and aside from a chocolate bhut, they've all been very productive. Not the best pics but here's a few habaneros I grew last year (chocolate, orange and pumpkin)

 
Pinched these and they were quite productive

 

 

 
Even used the orange habs to brew a Habanero Double IPA, which was awesome. Right off the plant and into the wort...

Your location though is a sunny one with plenty of strong sunshine year round. You could probably grow chillies all year round, the OP is in Scotland. Scotland has a vile climate and the growing season is much shorter - not ideal for slow growing super hots.

I agree in ideal conditions (like yours) pinching early buds won't make much of a difference, but for us in cooler climates with weaker sun strength I personally would leave it.

Nice one the beer :-D interesting tasting beer id imagine